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Vauxhall Viva vs Volkswagen up!

Both are city cars. First-time MOT failure at age 7, and what each one is known to fail on.

The Volkswagen up! is the more reliable of the two. It fails its first MOT at age 7 17.2% of the time, against 28.6% for the Vauxhall Viva.

Vauxhall Viva

28.6%

fail at age 7

Rank 213 of 239 · 73k miles at 7 · 182,479 tests

Volkswagen up!

17.2%

fail at age 7

Rank 98 of 239 · 40k miles at 7 · 125,481 tests

What each one fails on

Measured

The faults each records most at ages 6 to 9. Same figures as each full report.

A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively wornAdvisory10.5%

A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free playFail8.8%

A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively wornFail6.2%

A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakageAdvisory6.1%

A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free playAdvisory5.8%

Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road usersAdvisory5.1%

A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively wornAdvisory9.6%

A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively wornFail2.7%

A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioningFail2.1%

Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brakeAdvisory2.0%

Play in steering rack inner joint(s)Advisory1.4%

An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source mFail1.1%